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Does it make sense to be able to unilaterally edit Qs and As but not be able to unilaterally approve edits?

I've just realized that while my current level of site permissions on one of the SE sites allows me to edit other people's questions and answers at will, it does not allow me to unilaterally approve ...
temporary_user_name's user avatar
34 votes
1 answer
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For edit-suggestors with a streak of N approvals, only require one approval for their next suggested edit

Proposal: If a <2k user's past N suggested edits are all approved ("good edit streak"), make their following suggested edits only require one approval. For rejections, I can't think of a ...
starball's user avatar
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4 answers
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Users with edit privileges should have the ability to unilaterally approve (or reject) suggested edits [duplicate]

So I go to edit a post, and it already has a suggested edit on it, blocking me from editing. Well, fine. The suggested editor fixed all of the spelling errors, so I'll just approve his edit. 1 ...
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11 votes
0 answers
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Allow a moderator to suspend a user's privilege on a per-privilege basis [duplicate]

I propose that moderators will have the ability to suspend a user's privilege on a per-privilege basis. So for example, a user that abuses suggesting edits can be blocked from that for a period of ...
Madara's Ghost's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
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Why don't <2k users get the in-place edit thingy for their own posts?

I'm 3k on SO, so I have full edit privileges. One of the nice perks that comes with this is that another page doesn't have to load just so I can make an edit. (Before 2k, a separate page loads to ...
Undo's user avatar
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12 votes
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Add a link to review section while quoting "Thanks for your edit!" in posts [duplicate]

When users who have not yet earned/achieved the "Edit questions and answers" privileges, try to submit an edit, they are shown the following message: Thanks for your edit! This edit will be ...
hjpotter92's user avatar
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6 votes
2 answers
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Allow suggested edits on privilege wikis [closed]

All privilege pages on MSO are wikis that periodically get pushed out to the entire network. They're also one type of post that doesn't currently work with suggested edits. Apparently you need editing ...
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Active users from other SE sites should be able to edit privileges descriptions on MSO [duplicate]

MSO is the master site for privileges descriptions, i.e. the pages listed on /privileges. The text used on MSO is distributed to other sites on the network, and it's not possible to edit them ...
Daniel Beck's user avatar
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2 votes
1 answer
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Don't display suggested edits tab to users between 5k and 10k

I read Users with 5k+ rep have "approve tag wiki edits" privilege but can't see list of suggested edits and How to review edits?, and iiuc users between 5k and 10k reputation can approve ...
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1 answer
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The edit privilege could require some approved edits [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Giving edit privilege based on number of trustworthy edits Once you hit 2000 reputation you gain the privilege to edit questions and answers even if you have never done so ...
HaskellElephant's user avatar
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Add all edit-related privileges to the /privileges page

According to the suggested edit FAQ, there are a number of reputation levels that are important for suggested edits. 1-1999 rep (anonymous user): suggest edits for any post more than ten minutes old ...
Pops's user avatar
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46 votes
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Can I submit an edit for approval after earning 2k reputation?

I have now enough reputation points on Stack Overflow to edit every post directly. But sometimes (especially if this is about a field where I'm not savvy, or when I try to edit a question title ...
Paŭlo Ebermann's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
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What will happen when someone (with 2000+ rep) opens a question which has pending version?

If SO shows a popup dialog or notification to the users who have the privilege of verifying pending versions (even other privileges, like close vote, delete vote, reopen vote, etc.), and reminds them ...
Charlie's user avatar
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4 votes
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The privileges information is still missing information about suggested edits

Currently, privileges/edit still says: Alternatives to Editing If you don't have enough reputation to edit, there are alternatives: If the post is in urgent need of editing, flag it ...
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5 votes
1 answer
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Information about Suggested Edits completely missing from FAQs and privileges pages

When the SE team implemented the Suggested Edits feature, they did not update the documentation to reflect the changes made. Currently, no info is available outside of MSO. The FAQs does not mention ...
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